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"I like to see a man proud of the place In which he live*. I like to see s man live In it so that his place will be proud ot him." —Abraham Lincoln. THE NAZARETH ITEM ••The most potest const**MjU*e influence in a conil—Uf is a body of bnsineos (essionsl men banded ASM)- together for the of improving its cltiseusbJp." - Jasnes Bryee. r, AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE VOL: XXX NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1921. No. 33 ATTEND THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Which Will Be Conducted by S. F. Fannon at the Chautauqua Tent, Friday at 2.30 P.M. JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA PLEASEJHILDREN Pled Plfer's P-Raid on Monday Even¬ ing a Big Success. A JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA ORGANIZED The • importance of the Junio: Chautauqua program has been well brought out in the successful work of the local Junior Committee and in the activities of the Junior com¬ munity under the direction of Mrs. R. H. Ferris, play-leader. Big Junior I'-ltaid The first evidence of the thorough¬ ness with which the preliminary work had bee^i done was given in the Junior P-Raid early Monday evening, when more than two hun¬ dred children, gaily decked out in fancy costumes of every description, followed the Pied Piper and his comical P-Nutt Band through the main streets. A number of attrac¬ tively decorated motor trucks carried the smaller children, and several floats were arranged as special features. The Y.M.C.A. Band fur¬ nished marching music of fine quality. The Committee which arranged the P-Raid included Mrs. C. F. Mar¬ tin, Mrs. Paul Wunderly, Miss Myra Druckenmiller, Miss Anna Ziegler and Mrs. Victor Koch. Mayor Elected At the opening session of Junior Chautauqua on Tuesday morning, a Junior Community was formed and the citizens present, numbering more than a hundred children, elected city officials. Those elected were: Mayor, Charles Shimer; Cap¬ tain of the Guards, Jacob Knecht; Clerk, Gladys Batt. The Junior Community will meet every morning and will observe a code of laws specially drawn for It. Other features of the Junior work are the afternoon story hours, the Buccaneer's Breakfast Hike on Thursday morning, and the big Pageant, "The Cruise of the Jollity" on Saturday afternoon. The child¬ ren are much interested in these events. »r** **.*»? ***** *_, ■«»'**v * g^alr ■ *»f,. ■j* &Slf ■4f4 >m ■*<&■. r FARMERSVILLE CHURCH PICNIC The second annual joint picnic of the Lutheran and Reformed Con¬ gregations of St. John's Church Farmersville, will be held in th'1 gtove opposite the Church and along the William Penn Highway, on Sat¬ urday afternoon and evening, July 23rd. Adequate preparations for VOttl entertainment have been maan ly a numbw of committees 'Candies, ice cream and refreshmnts tiny be procured on the grounds Amuse¬ ment for young and old win be pro¬ vided. Music will V' furnished by the Qiikertown Band. A supp. ' ta>.ie Will be spread by end for Jiutrllut. itp members and friends Of Ootli ci r.gregations. Come, bring your friends with you, and have a real outing. Bring your lunch with you, as no supper will be served to others than above mentioned. Everybody welcome. Trapped Raccoon Rev. Charles B. Kreider, resid¬ ing on West Centre, Street, opposite the Moravan Cemetery, has been robbed of a number of chickens during the past few weeks, noticing that a number had been killed, Rev. Kreider set/ a trap and on Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock heard a noise it)! his poultry house he made an investigation, and to his surprise he had1 captured a large raccoon which had been feasting on one of his chickens. Tbe animal was shot and killed. STOLEN CAR HELD AT iraWARK, V. J TOWN COUNCIL IN REGULAR SESSION All Members Present With Exceptln of Two The above is a photograph of L. Dech's 65 acre wheat field. This field produced 48,750 sheaves; the field was plowed eight inches deep, which is Mr. Dech's standard depth for plowing, and the only motive power used on this farm are the two horses and one tractor shown on this cut. This is the second crop of the same field in two years. Strong Programs Please Many at Chautauqua Variety of Talent Features First Half of Big Tent Programme Dr. MacQueen on "Mexico" a Big Hit Local Organization Completed Preliminary Work in Fine Shape tatin* that he is holding touring car with Penn ijice No. §87-847 belong- Chief of Police/ Macy ou Wedaeg day received a telegram from Chief of Police Michael T. Long, of New¬ ark, N. J„ statin* that be is holding a Chevrolet sylvian.i lisftu Ing to Reuben Davidson, of Was*/ reth. The car was siolen ou Satur¬ day night near Christian Spring. Schoeneck Pastor III Rev. \V. S. Meek, pastor of tin- Schoeneck Moravian Church, has been ill for two weeks, suffering from gravel. Rec. C. D. Kreider on Sunday officiated at the church ser¬ vices for Pastor Meek. William Menhennitt returned to town on Friday uftor spending several days at Pen Argyl with rela¬ tives. Programs of unusual interest, featuring artists of pronounced abil¬ ity, have delighted large audiences during the first half of Chautauqua week, which opened on Monday and will continue through Saturday. Local Chautauqua pafronls are expressing their approval of the tal¬ ent presented by the Chautauqua Company and are congratulating the local committee on the success ot' this year's work, in which a num¬ ber of prominent citizens have tak¬ er an active part. * Opening Night The opening attraction on Mon¬ day evening, following the Junior P-Raid was a concert by Leuzo's Cavalier's, a company of six talent¬ ed Italians led by Frank Lucas, v hose work on the piano aceordeot. uas the special feature ol the pro gram. As a master of this diliicult instrument Mr. Lucas has few peers in this country, and the large audi¬ ence was not slow to express its ap¬ preciation of the line quality and full volume of tone he drew forth in executing the many difficult num¬ bers on his program. The other members of the com¬ pany presented several numbers on the mandolin, guitar, cornet and clarinet, in a variety of combinations tilling out a very satisfactory opeu- ii.g night program. Kerr) Singers Popular Tuesday's programs were of a ' cry high order, both afternoon auu evening. The Kerry Singers, undei tl.u direction of Mr. Arthur Myers i resented a musical program a, the alternoou session which met with universal applause, and at the even¬ ing session, preceding the lecture, tUell work was of an even higher order. Seldom have Nazareth Music lovers heard a tenor of the ability 0{ Mr. -Meyers, who sang with re- luarknble ease a number of diuicult numbers, as well as a variety ot lighter songs. His voice, in which, quality and range are features. ,s supported by a line personality and good stage preseuce. Oiher pleasing numbers were several violin solos by Miss Rose- gion, and a number of clever piauo logucs, and side splitting readiugs by Miss Caverley, both of whom have attract.vo personalities in au ditiou to musical talent. Dr. Mac Queen Scores At Tuesday evenings tssion Df Fe.ter Mac Queen, exp'oier. globe- trotter, author, lecture.' and jolly t, od-felhnv, made a big hit with his lecture on Mexico, the land of wealthy, ignorance and poverty. In presenting his story with one hun¬ dred sixty beautiful colored slides made from his own photographs Dr. Mac Queen described in detail the conditions now prevailing in Mexico, the great natural wealth still unde¬ veloped, the efforts made by 100,Out) Americans to improve the country, and the characteristics of the people who are still living, to all appear¬ ances, iu the 16th century. Throughtout his lecture Dr. Mac Queen kept his attentive audience in smiles, and sometimes in laughter, with his brilliant quips and humor¬ ous remarks. It is safe to say that he could lecture entertainingly on any subject, and his travels through¬ out the world give him a wide var¬ iety of subjects. He is a fellow of the National Geographic Society and the author of several authoritative books. Magicians ou Wednesday A note of variety was sounded by "The Floyds" on Wednesday evening in a program of tricks and stunts which mystified and delighted the audieuce. Preceding this num¬ ber in the evening, and at tbe afternoon session, the Cecilian Trio ■ ersented a musical program of in¬ strumental numbers which were will received. Local Work Successful At the Wednesday evening session announcement was made that the work of the local committee had been concluded aud the net result. financially, was • surplus, which will be banked as a sinking fuud for the t'uiure. A number of OOBUnitteei worked hard on the preliminary arrangements and the tine results are evideuco of the splendid co¬ operation existing. A group of fifty two business men guaranteed the contract and the following executive committee directed the work: President, C. F. Martin; vice presidents, Dr. W. H. Wotring, J. Allen Schaeffer, Howard Leh, Rev. Fioyd Shafer; secretary, F. A. Marcks; treusurer, C J. Knauss; Ticket Committee, E. P. Haubert, ground committee, J. A. Starner; publicity committee, Elwood Un¬ angst; decoration committee, Oliver Knauss; reception committee, W. B. Harper; Junior committee, Mrs. C. F. Martin. CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM For the balance of the week a number of special attractions will feature the afternoon and evening sessions in the Big Tent. Thursday's feature will be the Royal Filipino String Band, an or¬ ganization which has toured the country with tremendous success for several years. At the evening session a lecture entitled "The Celtic Pilgrims Progress" will be delivered by Alexander Irvine, well-known lecturer, humorist, soldier, writer humanitarian. On Friday afternoon a Community Council will be Conducted by S. F. Fannon superintendent of the At¬ lantic Coast Chautauqua Circuit who is well-known in Nazareth. Friday evening brings the big play "Her Husband's Wife" pre¬ sented by a competant caste of selected players. The Junior Pageant on Saturday afternoon will be followed, in the evening, by Hetty Jane Dunawuy, who will present costume musical play readings in her own charming manner. Her fame as an artist in this class of work is nation wide. The complete program: Thursday 9:00 Junior Chautauqua 2:30 Double Orchestra Concert Royal Filippino String Buna 8:00 Popular Concert Royal Filippino String Band S:45 Lecture—"A CeVtic Pilgrim's Progress" Alexander Irvine Friday 9:00 Junior Chautauqua 2:30 Community Council Shoreland F. Fannon S:00 Dramatic Production—"Her Husband's Wife" with special scen¬ ery and selected cast of New York players. Saturday 9:00 Junior Chautauqua 2:30 Junior Pageant:"The Cruise of the Jollity" —Junior Boys and Girls 3:00 Concert Old Fashioned Girls Quartet 8:00 Concert Prelude Old Fashioned Girls Quartet 8:30 Dramatic Interpretation. "The Lady of the Decoration"-— Special scenery and costumes Hetty Jano Dunawuy Community Council Friday Afternoon The Community Council on Friday afternoon should interest every citizen. As a Community Booster and organizer S. F. Fan¬ non, who will conduct the Coun¬ cil has a national reputation. The purpose of the Council is to stimu¬ late town spirit with a view to better co-operation in planning and executing local projects. Mr. Fannon Is genuinely interested ih Nazareth and expects to offer concrete suggestion. His plans are endorsed by the locai com¬ mittee. Let everyone attend the Council Friday at 2.30 P.M. at the Chautauqua tent. FIRE NEAR NAZARETH Jacob Reese, who lives about a mile north of >fazareth, was awake¬ ned by a craeiling sound about 3 o'clock Friday morning, and dis¬ covered that lis wash house had caught fire and was being rapidly consumed. Mr.j Reese made an effort to save it, but upon realizing the, futility of his efforts, he directed tbem toward saving his home. The wash house and its contents were burned to the ground. The home was badly scorched on one side. Tbe loss is covered by insurance. MARRIED. STAGER—MCNGER A very pretty wedding took place at the home of the bride 43 South 13th street, Allentown, on Tuesday noon, July 21, when Miss Dorothy Louise Stager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Stager, became the brfde of James S. Munger, sbn of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Munger, of Nazareth. The bride, is a graduate of the Allentown High School and West Chester Normal School and for the past three years has taught in the public schools of Allentown. The groom is a graduate of Naza¬ reth Hall Military Academy and Moravian College, followed by a post graduate course at Lehigh Univer¬ sity. At the latter place he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kapper fraternity. He served fifteen months in the machine gun training center at Camp Hancock as a 2nd Lieuten¬ ant. At present he is a District Safety Engineer for the State Work¬ men's Insurance Fund in its Pitts¬ burgh district. After an extended honeymoon by machine they will reside at 125 E. Kennedy Avenue, Pittsburgh. PLEASANT PARTY BAND CONCERT POST¬ PONED ON ACCOUNT OF CHAUTAUQUA The Band Concert by the Y.M.C.A Band which was to be rendered on Centre Square, on Saturday even¬ ing, has been postponed on account of the Commounity Chautauqua. Returned From Extensive Ti'ip Herbert Martini • of the Martin Guitar Company, "returned from an extensive trip to California in inter¬ est of the Company. Mr. Martin went west via Canada, Chicago, and the Northwest, returning via Ari¬ zona, Texas, Florida and Washinfton Easton Moravian l.aun Fete The Men's Bible Class of the Easton Moravian Church will hold an unusual kiud of open air festival ou the lawn and street at 10th and bushkill, Thursday evening, July 21. Tnese pleasant events huve becom> a feature in the social life of th> c Mumunlty, and attract many fiiends. The net proceeds are for the final payment on the mortgage indebtedness of the church. All are cordially invited. BIG JUNIOR PAGEANT Saturday July 16 2:30 P. M. The Cruise of Jollity or A Trip to the Moon Come and be merry with the Jolly Juniors in the Big Brown Tent. Junior Community of Nazareth. A very pleasant surprise party was tendered to Jacob P. Gernet, Sr., by the choir members of the Hecktown church with their immedi¬ ate families. The event proved to be the 39th anniversary of his birth¬ day. All present voted having a good time, indulging in vocal and instrumental music. Beautiful gift:, were received by the host. Elegant refreshments were served after whl-'ii the guests left at a late hour wish¬ ing Mr. Gernet many more happ.- returns of the day. Those present were: Mr. aud Mrs. Theodore F. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laubach" and daugh¬ ter, Marion, Mr. and Mrs. John Edgar at?d daughter, Evelyn, Mrs Surah Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Miller and daughter, Mildred. Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher and son, Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Siegfried und daughter, Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. William Koehler, Al¬ bert Walter. Katy Ann Walter, Cora Gernet. Emma Gernet, Pearl Grid- vohl, Mr. and Mrs. George Serf ass and daughter. ReUa, and son. Wil- l'.rd, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ger¬ net. Backs County Court Appoints The Naaareth National Rank Guardian Judge Ryan of the Bucks County Court at Doylestown ibis week ap¬ pointed the Nazareth National Bank a» guardian for Ruth Eva Sloyer, grand-daughter of the late Benjamin Rapp, of Durham Township, Bucks County. Mr. und Mrs. Charles Siegel, of Lancaster, spent several days here lust week visiting Mrs. Anna Fry, Washington street. Mr. Siegel Is connected with one of the Lancaster banks. IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED A regojlar stated meeting of Tows Council was held this 5th day oX July, 1921, at S.00 o'clock P. M. in the Council Room. There were pro- sent Messrs. Lindenmoyer, Starner. Yeisley, Hartzell, Welty, Kleppinger and Gano. Messrs. Leopold .';d Werkheiser were absent. The Pre¬ sident presided. The minutes of the regular meet¬ ing of June 6th and of the adjourn¬ ed meeting of June 7th, 1921, were read and on motion of Mr. Yeisley. seconded by Mr. Welty, adopted as read* On motion of Mr. Lindenmoyer.- seconded by Mr. Hartzell. It waa moved that the following bills be paid as read: H. D. Kutz g 20.01 C. F. Fehnel 15.5* H. E. Venter HJi Jerome Bonstein 100.01 John Macey 150.OS John Snyder 120.0* Frank Wunderly 15.0B James Hoch 6.2S J H. Fulmer Auto Co. ... L4.B The Barrett Co 1072.6B H. L. Reichenbach 13.00 L. & N. E. R. R. Co 95.1* Vigilance Hose Co 5l>.«» Penna State Ass. Boroughs 10.0B Fix-It-Shop 5.16 Messinger Mfg. Co 2.1* E. J. Unangst & Sons .'. .. 1.5* The Trumbower Co 1« 00 Nazareth Item 1.58 Blue Mt. Water Co . 212.5* Penna. Utilities Co 282.51 Atlantic Refining Co 2118.57 Emanuel Slag Co 387-2* Interest on note 71JUI> Communications Communication from the Pennsyl¬ vania State Highway Department and E. it. Uhler relative to align¬ ment of New street with the ccu»- crete road were on motion of Messrs. Lindenmoyer and Welty ac¬ cepted and referred to the Borough Solicitor. On motion of Mr. Yeisley, sec ia4- ed by Mr. Hartzell, It was moved that the Bond, with contract attach¬ ed, submitted by the U. S. Rubber Company, guaranteeing the Borough against any defects in hose p»r- chased, be accepted and placed file. Reports of Committees Highway—Mr. Lindenmoyer re¬ ported that quite a few property owners paid no attention to the cutting of the weeds. This matter was referred to the Chief Burgess for attention. The Secretary was requested to communicate with the L. V. T. Co relative to raising their brick on South Main street, and make snch other repairs in their road bed as is necessary. Pavement—Mr. Hartzell, no re¬ port. Police—Mr. Leopold being absent, no report was made. Finance—On motion of Mr. Lin¬ denmoyer, seconded by Mr. Welty it was moved that the Treasurer be authorized to negotiate a note for a period of 60 days to take ca s lA" current bills and note due on the ith instant. Fire—Mr. Kleppinger, no report. Light—Mr. Welty reported pro¬ gress. • Law—Mr. Yeisley, no reporL Public Property—Mr. Werkheiser being absent, no report was made. On motion of Mr. Yeisley, seo onde.d by Mr. Welty, it was moved that the List of Tax Exonerations presented by A. A. Miller, Tax Col¬ lector, be laid on the table and an honest effort made by the Collector to all of the money due the Borou as far as possible. The Treasurer's Report of Cash received during the month was as follows: — Fred Heckman $ 3.0B Stockertown Borough 50.0B Simon Andrews 152.0B C. H. Lnangst 110.9* M S. Lindenmoyer 96 46 On motion ot Mr. Hamuli, sec¬ onded by Mr. Kloppinger, the meet¬ ing adjourned at 10:15 P. M. CLARENCE F. FEHNEL, Secretary. A \i» l-iii email on Our Force Mrs. John Macy on Sunday pre¬ sented her husband, Chief of Pollen Macy, with a bouncing baby boy. We think It would be advisable tor our borough fathers to make las appointment at once, so as to has* eitra efficiency. Hearty congratu¬ lations to our Chief and his wife.
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | Nazareth Item |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 33 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1921-07-14; * |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 07 |
Day | 14 |
Year | 1921 |
FileName | index.cpd |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 33 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1921-07-14; * |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | "I like to see a man proud of the place In which he live*. I like to see s man live In it so that his place will be proud ot him." —Abraham Lincoln. THE NAZARETH ITEM ••The most potest const**MjU*e influence in a conil—Uf is a body of bnsineos (essionsl men banded ASM)- together for the of improving its cltiseusbJp." - Jasnes Bryee. r, AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE VOL: XXX NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1921. No. 33 ATTEND THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Which Will Be Conducted by S. F. Fannon at the Chautauqua Tent, Friday at 2.30 P.M. JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA PLEASEJHILDREN Pled Plfer's P-Raid on Monday Even¬ ing a Big Success. A JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA ORGANIZED The • importance of the Junio: Chautauqua program has been well brought out in the successful work of the local Junior Committee and in the activities of the Junior com¬ munity under the direction of Mrs. R. H. Ferris, play-leader. Big Junior I'-ltaid The first evidence of the thorough¬ ness with which the preliminary work had bee^i done was given in the Junior P-Raid early Monday evening, when more than two hun¬ dred children, gaily decked out in fancy costumes of every description, followed the Pied Piper and his comical P-Nutt Band through the main streets. A number of attrac¬ tively decorated motor trucks carried the smaller children, and several floats were arranged as special features. The Y.M.C.A. Band fur¬ nished marching music of fine quality. The Committee which arranged the P-Raid included Mrs. C. F. Mar¬ tin, Mrs. Paul Wunderly, Miss Myra Druckenmiller, Miss Anna Ziegler and Mrs. Victor Koch. Mayor Elected At the opening session of Junior Chautauqua on Tuesday morning, a Junior Community was formed and the citizens present, numbering more than a hundred children, elected city officials. Those elected were: Mayor, Charles Shimer; Cap¬ tain of the Guards, Jacob Knecht; Clerk, Gladys Batt. The Junior Community will meet every morning and will observe a code of laws specially drawn for It. Other features of the Junior work are the afternoon story hours, the Buccaneer's Breakfast Hike on Thursday morning, and the big Pageant, "The Cruise of the Jollity" on Saturday afternoon. The child¬ ren are much interested in these events. »r** **.*»? ***** *_, ■«»'**v * g^alr ■ *»f,. ■j* &Slf ■4f4 >m ■*<&■. r FARMERSVILLE CHURCH PICNIC The second annual joint picnic of the Lutheran and Reformed Con¬ gregations of St. John's Church Farmersville, will be held in th'1 gtove opposite the Church and along the William Penn Highway, on Sat¬ urday afternoon and evening, July 23rd. Adequate preparations for VOttl entertainment have been maan ly a numbw of committees 'Candies, ice cream and refreshmnts tiny be procured on the grounds Amuse¬ ment for young and old win be pro¬ vided. Music will V' furnished by the Qiikertown Band. A supp. ' ta>.ie Will be spread by end for Jiutrllut. itp members and friends Of Ootli ci r.gregations. Come, bring your friends with you, and have a real outing. Bring your lunch with you, as no supper will be served to others than above mentioned. Everybody welcome. Trapped Raccoon Rev. Charles B. Kreider, resid¬ ing on West Centre, Street, opposite the Moravan Cemetery, has been robbed of a number of chickens during the past few weeks, noticing that a number had been killed, Rev. Kreider set/ a trap and on Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock heard a noise it)! his poultry house he made an investigation, and to his surprise he had1 captured a large raccoon which had been feasting on one of his chickens. Tbe animal was shot and killed. STOLEN CAR HELD AT iraWARK, V. J TOWN COUNCIL IN REGULAR SESSION All Members Present With Exceptln of Two The above is a photograph of L. Dech's 65 acre wheat field. This field produced 48,750 sheaves; the field was plowed eight inches deep, which is Mr. Dech's standard depth for plowing, and the only motive power used on this farm are the two horses and one tractor shown on this cut. This is the second crop of the same field in two years. Strong Programs Please Many at Chautauqua Variety of Talent Features First Half of Big Tent Programme Dr. MacQueen on "Mexico" a Big Hit Local Organization Completed Preliminary Work in Fine Shape tatin* that he is holding touring car with Penn ijice No. §87-847 belong- Chief of Police/ Macy ou Wedaeg day received a telegram from Chief of Police Michael T. Long, of New¬ ark, N. J„ statin* that be is holding a Chevrolet sylvian.i lisftu Ing to Reuben Davidson, of Was*/ reth. The car was siolen ou Satur¬ day night near Christian Spring. Schoeneck Pastor III Rev. \V. S. Meek, pastor of tin- Schoeneck Moravian Church, has been ill for two weeks, suffering from gravel. Rec. C. D. Kreider on Sunday officiated at the church ser¬ vices for Pastor Meek. William Menhennitt returned to town on Friday uftor spending several days at Pen Argyl with rela¬ tives. Programs of unusual interest, featuring artists of pronounced abil¬ ity, have delighted large audiences during the first half of Chautauqua week, which opened on Monday and will continue through Saturday. Local Chautauqua pafronls are expressing their approval of the tal¬ ent presented by the Chautauqua Company and are congratulating the local committee on the success ot' this year's work, in which a num¬ ber of prominent citizens have tak¬ er an active part. * Opening Night The opening attraction on Mon¬ day evening, following the Junior P-Raid was a concert by Leuzo's Cavalier's, a company of six talent¬ ed Italians led by Frank Lucas, v hose work on the piano aceordeot. uas the special feature ol the pro gram. As a master of this diliicult instrument Mr. Lucas has few peers in this country, and the large audi¬ ence was not slow to express its ap¬ preciation of the line quality and full volume of tone he drew forth in executing the many difficult num¬ bers on his program. The other members of the com¬ pany presented several numbers on the mandolin, guitar, cornet and clarinet, in a variety of combinations tilling out a very satisfactory opeu- ii.g night program. Kerr) Singers Popular Tuesday's programs were of a ' cry high order, both afternoon auu evening. The Kerry Singers, undei tl.u direction of Mr. Arthur Myers i resented a musical program a, the alternoou session which met with universal applause, and at the even¬ ing session, preceding the lecture, tUell work was of an even higher order. Seldom have Nazareth Music lovers heard a tenor of the ability 0{ Mr. -Meyers, who sang with re- luarknble ease a number of diuicult numbers, as well as a variety ot lighter songs. His voice, in which, quality and range are features. ,s supported by a line personality and good stage preseuce. Oiher pleasing numbers were several violin solos by Miss Rose- gion, and a number of clever piauo logucs, and side splitting readiugs by Miss Caverley, both of whom have attract.vo personalities in au ditiou to musical talent. Dr. Mac Queen Scores At Tuesday evenings tssion Df Fe.ter Mac Queen, exp'oier. globe- trotter, author, lecture.' and jolly t, od-felhnv, made a big hit with his lecture on Mexico, the land of wealthy, ignorance and poverty. In presenting his story with one hun¬ dred sixty beautiful colored slides made from his own photographs Dr. Mac Queen described in detail the conditions now prevailing in Mexico, the great natural wealth still unde¬ veloped, the efforts made by 100,Out) Americans to improve the country, and the characteristics of the people who are still living, to all appear¬ ances, iu the 16th century. Throughtout his lecture Dr. Mac Queen kept his attentive audience in smiles, and sometimes in laughter, with his brilliant quips and humor¬ ous remarks. It is safe to say that he could lecture entertainingly on any subject, and his travels through¬ out the world give him a wide var¬ iety of subjects. He is a fellow of the National Geographic Society and the author of several authoritative books. Magicians ou Wednesday A note of variety was sounded by "The Floyds" on Wednesday evening in a program of tricks and stunts which mystified and delighted the audieuce. Preceding this num¬ ber in the evening, and at tbe afternoon session, the Cecilian Trio ■ ersented a musical program of in¬ strumental numbers which were will received. Local Work Successful At the Wednesday evening session announcement was made that the work of the local committee had been concluded aud the net result. financially, was • surplus, which will be banked as a sinking fuud for the t'uiure. A number of OOBUnitteei worked hard on the preliminary arrangements and the tine results are evideuco of the splendid co¬ operation existing. A group of fifty two business men guaranteed the contract and the following executive committee directed the work: President, C. F. Martin; vice presidents, Dr. W. H. Wotring, J. Allen Schaeffer, Howard Leh, Rev. Fioyd Shafer; secretary, F. A. Marcks; treusurer, C J. Knauss; Ticket Committee, E. P. Haubert, ground committee, J. A. Starner; publicity committee, Elwood Un¬ angst; decoration committee, Oliver Knauss; reception committee, W. B. Harper; Junior committee, Mrs. C. F. Martin. CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM For the balance of the week a number of special attractions will feature the afternoon and evening sessions in the Big Tent. Thursday's feature will be the Royal Filipino String Band, an or¬ ganization which has toured the country with tremendous success for several years. At the evening session a lecture entitled "The Celtic Pilgrims Progress" will be delivered by Alexander Irvine, well-known lecturer, humorist, soldier, writer humanitarian. On Friday afternoon a Community Council will be Conducted by S. F. Fannon superintendent of the At¬ lantic Coast Chautauqua Circuit who is well-known in Nazareth. Friday evening brings the big play "Her Husband's Wife" pre¬ sented by a competant caste of selected players. The Junior Pageant on Saturday afternoon will be followed, in the evening, by Hetty Jane Dunawuy, who will present costume musical play readings in her own charming manner. Her fame as an artist in this class of work is nation wide. The complete program: Thursday 9:00 Junior Chautauqua 2:30 Double Orchestra Concert Royal Filippino String Buna 8:00 Popular Concert Royal Filippino String Band S:45 Lecture—"A CeVtic Pilgrim's Progress" Alexander Irvine Friday 9:00 Junior Chautauqua 2:30 Community Council Shoreland F. Fannon S:00 Dramatic Production—"Her Husband's Wife" with special scen¬ ery and selected cast of New York players. Saturday 9:00 Junior Chautauqua 2:30 Junior Pageant:"The Cruise of the Jollity" —Junior Boys and Girls 3:00 Concert Old Fashioned Girls Quartet 8:00 Concert Prelude Old Fashioned Girls Quartet 8:30 Dramatic Interpretation. "The Lady of the Decoration"-— Special scenery and costumes Hetty Jano Dunawuy Community Council Friday Afternoon The Community Council on Friday afternoon should interest every citizen. As a Community Booster and organizer S. F. Fan¬ non, who will conduct the Coun¬ cil has a national reputation. The purpose of the Council is to stimu¬ late town spirit with a view to better co-operation in planning and executing local projects. Mr. Fannon Is genuinely interested ih Nazareth and expects to offer concrete suggestion. His plans are endorsed by the locai com¬ mittee. Let everyone attend the Council Friday at 2.30 P.M. at the Chautauqua tent. FIRE NEAR NAZARETH Jacob Reese, who lives about a mile north of >fazareth, was awake¬ ned by a craeiling sound about 3 o'clock Friday morning, and dis¬ covered that lis wash house had caught fire and was being rapidly consumed. Mr.j Reese made an effort to save it, but upon realizing the, futility of his efforts, he directed tbem toward saving his home. The wash house and its contents were burned to the ground. The home was badly scorched on one side. Tbe loss is covered by insurance. MARRIED. STAGER—MCNGER A very pretty wedding took place at the home of the bride 43 South 13th street, Allentown, on Tuesday noon, July 21, when Miss Dorothy Louise Stager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Stager, became the brfde of James S. Munger, sbn of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Munger, of Nazareth. The bride, is a graduate of the Allentown High School and West Chester Normal School and for the past three years has taught in the public schools of Allentown. The groom is a graduate of Naza¬ reth Hall Military Academy and Moravian College, followed by a post graduate course at Lehigh Univer¬ sity. At the latter place he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kapper fraternity. He served fifteen months in the machine gun training center at Camp Hancock as a 2nd Lieuten¬ ant. At present he is a District Safety Engineer for the State Work¬ men's Insurance Fund in its Pitts¬ burgh district. After an extended honeymoon by machine they will reside at 125 E. Kennedy Avenue, Pittsburgh. PLEASANT PARTY BAND CONCERT POST¬ PONED ON ACCOUNT OF CHAUTAUQUA The Band Concert by the Y.M.C.A Band which was to be rendered on Centre Square, on Saturday even¬ ing, has been postponed on account of the Commounity Chautauqua. Returned From Extensive Ti'ip Herbert Martini • of the Martin Guitar Company, "returned from an extensive trip to California in inter¬ est of the Company. Mr. Martin went west via Canada, Chicago, and the Northwest, returning via Ari¬ zona, Texas, Florida and Washinfton Easton Moravian l.aun Fete The Men's Bible Class of the Easton Moravian Church will hold an unusual kiud of open air festival ou the lawn and street at 10th and bushkill, Thursday evening, July 21. Tnese pleasant events huve becom> a feature in the social life of th> c Mumunlty, and attract many fiiends. The net proceeds are for the final payment on the mortgage indebtedness of the church. All are cordially invited. BIG JUNIOR PAGEANT Saturday July 16 2:30 P. M. The Cruise of Jollity or A Trip to the Moon Come and be merry with the Jolly Juniors in the Big Brown Tent. Junior Community of Nazareth. A very pleasant surprise party was tendered to Jacob P. Gernet, Sr., by the choir members of the Hecktown church with their immedi¬ ate families. The event proved to be the 39th anniversary of his birth¬ day. All present voted having a good time, indulging in vocal and instrumental music. Beautiful gift:, were received by the host. Elegant refreshments were served after whl-'ii the guests left at a late hour wish¬ ing Mr. Gernet many more happ.- returns of the day. Those present were: Mr. aud Mrs. Theodore F. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laubach" and daugh¬ ter, Marion, Mr. and Mrs. John Edgar at?d daughter, Evelyn, Mrs Surah Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Miller and daughter, Mildred. Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher and son, Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Siegfried und daughter, Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. William Koehler, Al¬ bert Walter. Katy Ann Walter, Cora Gernet. Emma Gernet, Pearl Grid- vohl, Mr. and Mrs. George Serf ass and daughter. ReUa, and son. Wil- l'.rd, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ger¬ net. Backs County Court Appoints The Naaareth National Rank Guardian Judge Ryan of the Bucks County Court at Doylestown ibis week ap¬ pointed the Nazareth National Bank a» guardian for Ruth Eva Sloyer, grand-daughter of the late Benjamin Rapp, of Durham Township, Bucks County. Mr. und Mrs. Charles Siegel, of Lancaster, spent several days here lust week visiting Mrs. Anna Fry, Washington street. Mr. Siegel Is connected with one of the Lancaster banks. IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED A regojlar stated meeting of Tows Council was held this 5th day oX July, 1921, at S.00 o'clock P. M. in the Council Room. There were pro- sent Messrs. Lindenmoyer, Starner. Yeisley, Hartzell, Welty, Kleppinger and Gano. Messrs. Leopold .';d Werkheiser were absent. The Pre¬ sident presided. The minutes of the regular meet¬ ing of June 6th and of the adjourn¬ ed meeting of June 7th, 1921, were read and on motion of Mr. Yeisley. seconded by Mr. Welty, adopted as read* On motion of Mr. Lindenmoyer.- seconded by Mr. Hartzell. It waa moved that the following bills be paid as read: H. D. Kutz g 20.01 C. F. Fehnel 15.5* H. E. Venter HJi Jerome Bonstein 100.01 John Macey 150.OS John Snyder 120.0* Frank Wunderly 15.0B James Hoch 6.2S J H. Fulmer Auto Co. ... L4.B The Barrett Co 1072.6B H. L. Reichenbach 13.00 L. & N. E. R. R. Co 95.1* Vigilance Hose Co 5l>.«» Penna State Ass. Boroughs 10.0B Fix-It-Shop 5.16 Messinger Mfg. Co 2.1* E. J. Unangst & Sons .'. .. 1.5* The Trumbower Co 1« 00 Nazareth Item 1.58 Blue Mt. Water Co . 212.5* Penna. Utilities Co 282.51 Atlantic Refining Co 2118.57 Emanuel Slag Co 387-2* Interest on note 71JUI> Communications Communication from the Pennsyl¬ vania State Highway Department and E. it. Uhler relative to align¬ ment of New street with the ccu»- crete road were on motion of Messrs. Lindenmoyer and Welty ac¬ cepted and referred to the Borough Solicitor. On motion of Mr. Yeisley, sec ia4- ed by Mr. Hartzell, It was moved that the Bond, with contract attach¬ ed, submitted by the U. S. Rubber Company, guaranteeing the Borough against any defects in hose p»r- chased, be accepted and placed file. Reports of Committees Highway—Mr. Lindenmoyer re¬ ported that quite a few property owners paid no attention to the cutting of the weeds. This matter was referred to the Chief Burgess for attention. The Secretary was requested to communicate with the L. V. T. Co relative to raising their brick on South Main street, and make snch other repairs in their road bed as is necessary. Pavement—Mr. Hartzell, no re¬ port. Police—Mr. Leopold being absent, no report was made. Finance—On motion of Mr. Lin¬ denmoyer, seconded by Mr. Welty it was moved that the Treasurer be authorized to negotiate a note for a period of 60 days to take ca s lA" current bills and note due on the ith instant. Fire—Mr. Kleppinger, no report. Light—Mr. Welty reported pro¬ gress. • Law—Mr. Yeisley, no reporL Public Property—Mr. Werkheiser being absent, no report was made. On motion of Mr. Yeisley, seo onde.d by Mr. Welty, it was moved that the List of Tax Exonerations presented by A. A. Miller, Tax Col¬ lector, be laid on the table and an honest effort made by the Collector to all of the money due the Borou as far as possible. The Treasurer's Report of Cash received during the month was as follows: — Fred Heckman $ 3.0B Stockertown Borough 50.0B Simon Andrews 152.0B C. H. Lnangst 110.9* M S. Lindenmoyer 96 46 On motion ot Mr. Hamuli, sec¬ onded by Mr. Kloppinger, the meet¬ ing adjourned at 10:15 P. M. CLARENCE F. FEHNEL, Secretary. A \i» l-iii email on Our Force Mrs. John Macy on Sunday pre¬ sented her husband, Chief of Pollen Macy, with a bouncing baby boy. We think It would be advisable tor our borough fathers to make las appointment at once, so as to has* eitra efficiency. Hearty congratu¬ lations to our Chief and his wife. |
Month | 07 |
Day | 14 |
Year | 1921 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19210714_001.tif |
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